#38729F#38729F

#38729F is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.093 H 244.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38729F
RGB	rgb(56, 114, 159)
HSL	hsl(206, 48%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(206, 65%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.8%, 28.3%, 0%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.15, -4.42, -29.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.15, 30.22, 261.59°)
OKLab	oklab(53.34% -0.0405 -0.0842)
OKLCH	oklch(53.34% 0.093 244.3)
XYZ	xyz(13.9039, 15.3772, 35.0295)
Luminance	0.1538 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38729F #9F6538

analogous

#389F99 #38729F #383E9F

triadic

#38729F #9F3872 #729F38

tetradic

#38729F #99389F #9F6538 #3E9F38

square

#38729F #99389F #9F6538 #3E9F38

split-complementary

#38729F #9F383E #9F9938

monochromatic

#183144 #285272 #38729F #5291C2 #7FAED2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.15

#38729F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.08

#38729F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38729F

5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38729F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38729F	1.00	5.15	4.08	5.15
#FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E73A1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#50699E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007D82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38729f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 114, 159);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.093 244.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#799abb',
    500: '#38729f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38729f;
$custom-light: #799abb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38729f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 159
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 206.214,
    "s": 47.907,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53341,
    "c": 0.09345,
    "h": 244.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15379
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38729F

secondary

#BB9577

accent

#8B50D7

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EEF2F6

border

#C9CCD0

text

#0A0E12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #38729F

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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